"The Madonna of The Goldfinch " was a wedding gift from Raphael to his friend Lorenzo Nasi . On 17th November , 1548 Nasi's house was destroyed by an earthquake and the painting broken into seventeen pieces . It was restored shortly afterwards , but the damage was still visible . A modern 10 year restoration process was completed in 2008...........Raphael depicts the Virgin holding a book , which identifies her as 'Sedes Sapientiae' ( Abode of Wisdom ) St John holds a goldfinch ( which , because it feeds among thorns , recalls the crown of thorns which Christ was given before His crucifixion )and Christ reaches out to stroke it .
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Thursday, 22 December 2011
' Madonna del Cardellino ' ( Madonna of The Goldfinch ) Raphael ( Italian 1483 - 1520 ) Oil on wooden panel , circa 1505-06 ) Galleria degli Uffizi , Florence
"The Madonna of The Goldfinch " was a wedding gift from Raphael to his friend Lorenzo Nasi . On 17th November , 1548 Nasi's house was destroyed by an earthquake and the painting broken into seventeen pieces . It was restored shortly afterwards , but the damage was still visible . A modern 10 year restoration process was completed in 2008...........Raphael depicts the Virgin holding a book , which identifies her as 'Sedes Sapientiae' ( Abode of Wisdom ) St John holds a goldfinch ( which , because it feeds among thorns , recalls the crown of thorns which Christ was given before His crucifixion )and Christ reaches out to stroke it .
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